Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

By Saul Landau In July 1967, I met Lee Lockwood at the Mexico City ticket counter of Cubana de Aviacion. He had black curly hair, a confident almost smug look and he toted camera…
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Delinquent children, generous tycoons, corrupt lobbyists By David Brooks From the Mexican newspaper La Jornada Delinquent children of the guardians of law and order, tycoons who…
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By Bill Press The bad news is that hatred doesn't die easily. But the good news is that hatred does die eventually. And political movements built on hate have a relatively short shelf…
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By Mark Weisbrot From Folha de São Paulo (Brazil) What is José Serra trying to do? In his campaign for president of Brazil he has accused Bolivia of complicity in drug trafficking,…
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By Niko Schvarz From the Uruguayan newspaper La República Former officials of the U.S. Army secret services, members of the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS),…
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By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progresoweekly.com Progreso Weekly and Semanal continue to upgrade, bringing you, our reader, a better product as we continue to grow. With new columnists…
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By Angelica Salazar From her blog, Angelica's Eyes on Washington Is it true Mr. President? Oh, please tell me you too believe it’s time for a CHANGE in U.S. policy toward Cuba. So very…
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By Frank Alvarado Taken from Miami New Times With the primary election less than a month away, Riptide is doing its civic duty by letting readers know about the five worst…
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As a Cuban-born Miamian, the District 25 congressional race is of special interest. It’s the district deserted by Mario Diaz-Balart when brother Lincoln declared he would be retiring…
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By Kristina Fiore From MedPage Today Physicians working for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) suffered severe ethical lapses in providing advice on enhanced interrogation…
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